Fashion Disaster Ends In Gown and Elbow Humiliation
Mrs Claverton frets over a disastrous dinner and a new satin gown that trails down the stairs. A seam rip reveals a striking elbow as her maid Nannie struggles with polishing, leading to a shattered chandelier and the maid’s dismissal. The real cause is the gown maker’s lack of tact.
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Mrs. Claverston
Cee Ae
Mrs. Claverton
Providence
Nannie
Mra. Claverton
Mia
Winvertone
Nanale
Appearances Are Deceitful Soldier’s Prank In Hospital
A private inmate at a military hospital fakes fever to keep pay flowing. A doctor checks with a thermometer, but the instrument is moved to a hot tea basin and returns with red-hot mercury. The physician exclaims the man should be stone dead, shocked by the ruse.
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Tommy Atkins
Ilva
London Telegraph
Napoleon’s Plowshare Legend on Elba Inscription
An Elba peasant house wall bears an inscription recounting Napoleon’s 1814 visit. He supposedly tried to guide the plow while the oxen refused, pulling the furrow aside as onlookers watched. The tale appears in Anecdotes and echoes a famed exile’s famed moment.
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Napoleon
Elba
Giaconi
Napoleon the Great
Europe
North Pole Discovery Question Sparks Witty Exchange
A playful exchange questions whether the north pole will ever be found. The reply mocks the idea, noting people pay to hear failed expeditions, while a pun about love and locksmiths hints at a breach of promise suit.
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North Pole
Death of Lincoln and Booths assassination recalled
A century earlier on April 14 Lincoln and Grant were rumored to attend Ford's Theatre in Washington. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the box at close range during the play, wounding Major Rathbone. The audience mistook the pistol sound as part of the performance as Booth leaped onto the stage and fled.
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Lincoln
Ford
Washington
John Wilkes Booth
United States
General Grant
Europe
Presbyterian Church
Grant
Lord ‘Dundreary
Phangengelh
Booth
Rathbone
Fred
Audiencs
Hraving
Burlington
N. J
Schuyler Colfax
White House
Grants
Laura Keene
Prompteria
Surrath House
Dr. Gurley
Stanton
Val. Alan
Lincoln’s assassination recalled at the memorable theater night
The report recounts Lincoln’s theater outing with Grant absent and his widowed wife at his side. Booth’s sudden attack killed the president, with dramatic scenes of panic, the swift pursuit, and the solemn bedside vigil as Cabinet members and officials gathered. The piece notes Lincoln’s kindness, the aftermath for Mrs Lincoln, and the fates of Booth and Corbett.
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Washington
Seward
Mrs. Lincoln
Sumner
Speak
Colfax
War Department
Barnes
Stone
Lincoln
Used to Shaving Corpses The Unknown Garber’s Lie Down Trick
A Watt street broker recalls a quirky Irish incident during a trip where a village amateur barber asked him to lie down flat for shaving. The barber confessed he had never shaved a live man before and began to wonder at the danger. The broker avoided further shaves on his travels in Ireland.
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Garber
New York
Ireland
Watt Street
I.proge
Lively Mrs Wilmerding Talks Society at Home
In Philadelphia Mrs Wilmerding says she enjoys lively home life. She and her husband belong to three progressive clubs, engaging in social and communal activities.
Spender Wife Question Sparks Humorous Exchange
A fragment shows Mrs Spender asking about life without her little wife to “toost after your clothes.” The husband answers with a quip about having money to buy new outfits, reflecting light domestic banter.
Open Letter on Castoria Trademark Rights Declares Originator
Samuel Pitcher, M D of Hyannis Massachusetts claims exclusive use of the word Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria as a trade mark. He asserts title to the original brand with Charles H Fletcher signature on wrappers and states The Centaur Company holds authority. March 8, 1807.
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Castoria
Samus] Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetta
Chas. HL. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Chas. H. 'Latcher
Centaur Company
Chas Pietcher
Samuel Pitcher
Cure Constipation Forever Ad Mockup and Bets
A collage-like clipping mentions Moko Casporets Candy Cathartic with price claims and refunds, then shifts to quotes about court reporting, floral decor, and marble shipments from Knoxville to East Cambridge. It also references whiskey and beauty claims for Cascarets, noting 10 cents per bottle and drugstore satisfaction.
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Sergeant Boston Corbett
Kansas
Water Valley
Bae
Wittemaiom
Swanson
Uae
Naw
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Dearborn
Chicago
Aures Wores
Biok
Tostimaniola
Dave Trontmeant
Dreig Ul
Carens Pnb
Anil
Hood
America
Puelk
Correelion
Tennessee
Baltimore & Ohio
New England
Norcross Bros
East Cambridge
Mags
Knoxville
Murmor
Tidianapolis Journal
Seotland
England
Germany
Italy
Cove Ata
Alps
Jenith
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